Mod Name / Version: Integrated Index Page (IIP) 5.5 Sidebar 2.3

Description:

Working Under: UBB.Threads 6.5

Mod Status: Finished

Any pre-requisites: UBB.Threads version 6.5 & IIP 5.5

Author(s): JustDave

Date: 05/24/04

Credits: JoshPet & scroungr for updates and enhancements

Files Altered: pals/doeditconfigpal.php, pals/editconfigpal.php, editdisplay.php, changedisplay.php, ubbt.inc.php, templates/editdisplay.tmpl

New Files: sidebar_leftopen.tmpl, sidebar_leftclose.tmpl, sidebar_rightopen.tmpl,
sidebar_rightclose.tmpl, sidebarpal.php

Database Altered: Yes, U_SideBar added to the w3t_Users table to store the user's
sidebar preference.

Notes: This is based on JustDave's sidebar mod. He had put together a sidebarpal.php
script which we were using at ThreadsDev, and had planned on including it in the next
release in IIP. But he's been away for a while, and so many people keep asking for it,
hopefully he won't mind that I put this together and released it.

Description: This allows a user selected sidebar (left/right/off) of IIP pal boxes.
It's fully configurable, you you can decide what boxes you want to display, and in
what order they display.
Version 1.1 fixes an error on some servers which displays a headers already sent error.
Version 2.0 updates for UBB.Threads 6.4
Version 2.1 Updates for IIP 5.4.1 with multi-language file capability
Version 2.2 Updates to work with IIP 5.4.4
Version 2.2 Updates to work with IIP 5.5

what I eventually would like to see is the sidebar and the IIP main body put into one package.

yes please

Excellent - thank you!

hi

i've installed this but cant get the side bar to show, i've set it in my profile but cant find "Edit your Theme file. Fill in the sidebar type and sidebar width. (Example: Sidebar Type: left Sidebar Width: 20%)"

Any help?

ok noone has answered so its got to be something real silly yeah?

lol!

I think its in features,,, but I haven't gotten to this hack yet.

[]tenshu said:
i've installed this but cant get the side bar to show, i've set it in my profile but cant find "Edit your Theme file. Fill in the sidebar type and sidebar width. (Example: Sidebar Type: left Sidebar Width: 20%)"
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Where I see this is when you go to the IIP configuration page and it's right near the top of the page (it was added in from the instructions when it says to edit the editconfigpal.php file in your PALS directory). However, I still have not gotten this to work properly still. I don't get any errors, but no side bar shows up on any page.

So, still looking for help here.

let me check it tomorrow I just got back from PA Memorial Weekend

hey this is working for me now, i just couldnt find where to place 'left' i was looking in the threads admin section DOH! working well, looks great and many thanks!

Found it.. Had to click on the New install button to turn it on. thanks and its working good. Now to hunt down ALL the pages it shows up on... most need to be turned off.

I have the Sidebar showing up but it's very narrow and changing the width settings doesn't help at all. I have verified that I made all the changes required in the setup text file.

Anyone have a clue?

Thanks.

which side? you usually need to set a set width prior to it if it's not in the left.

i keep everything to the left

well then make sure in your IIP control panel you have

sidebar width set if not using the IIP 5.5 front page then you will need to manually set

<td align="center" valign="top" width="{$sidebarconfig['sidebar_width']}"> to a value in your leftopen.tmpl

also make sure you have set the

table width

to a value in your table settings under the UBBT control panel or set

<table width="{$theme['tablewidth']}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center">

in your leftopen.tmpl to a specified value.

I know the problem with mine was with one of the templates. I went ahead and replaced the templates in the 2.3 version and put int the old 2.2 ones. I dont think there is really any changes in each one but when I replaced them my tables all show up to the correct sizes.

FYI.

hi there

When I had this running on 6.4 I had no speed issues, but since installing this on 6.5b1 its made my forums a fat slug, why would that be??

See here >>> http://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/showfla...part=1&vc=1
Thanks again!

good question but I think Rick was right when he said that alot of the queries in IIP have not been optimized. this is basically the same scripts it was 3 years ago...

I have this setup on 6.5b6 its on all pages, how do I get it to list only on certain pages.

Hmm a lesson in reading instructions

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NOTE: It may be possible that there are pages you do NOT want the sidebar to appear
because screen width is a problem... for example showflat.php and showthreaded.php.
To turn the sidebar off for a particular page, open the script that you don't want
the sidebar on, and add this variable just below the "require the library" stuff
near the top:

$config['iip_call'] = 1;


Enjoy!
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from the instructions

yes excellent, thanks. now hopefully last prob i have is with the top posters, and its not listing the top poster, but seems to list most of the others... it seems inaccurate.

depends on which pals you are using what version of IIP are you running? this mod allowed IIP sidebar and doesn't have the actual pals..

IIP 6.5, using menu, quick search, calendar, birthdays, top threads, status, online, short stats and Top Posters.

okay then I shall check Top Posters of IIP 6.5